FW: LOF order is Figure 3-2, Figure 3-1, Figure 3-3, Figure 3-4...

[Stuart Rogers]

On 23/06/2011 9:35 AM, Michalak, Patricia S (APHIS) wrote:
> Dear FMers:
>
> I’m working on a book with 17 chapters plus generated TOC, LOF, LOT, and
> IX, in FM 9 and WINDOWS XP. I have two problems in chapter 3 that must
> be related:
>
> 1. The first figure will not start at 3-1. I must use Para Designer to
> program with <n=1>. That works OK, but...
>
> 2. The LOF will not list in the correct order, always starting with
> Figure 3-2, Figure 3-1, Figure 3-3...
>
> This is a new one for me. Any ideas?
>

How are figures and their captions inserted in the document?

It sounds like your first figure and its caption may be in a body text 
frame separate from the main body frame, rather than in an anchored 
frame within the main body frame.  When FM numbers paragraphs or gathers 
the content for a generated file, it starts at the top of the main text 
frame on a page and continues through any additional frames.  So if your 
first figure is in its own text frame, it may be the "second" body frame 
on the page, even though it *appears* to be first because it's 
physically closer to the top of the page.  You can do a test: see what 
happens if you put your cursor at the end of chapter 2, and press the 
Down arrow repeatedly.  Does the cursor run through the text and 
figures/captions of chapter 3 in the order you expect?

If you want to send a copy of the first few pages of the file up to the 
offending figure, I'll have a look at it for you.

sr

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